Shandon

Last seen for girls in 1999 at #11,385 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to boys 80.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1998 · 58 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
748
since 1966

Shandon over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #5,480, 1972peak #1,741, 1998girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2022—#12,3305
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2020—#9,5547
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2017—#10,7756
2016—#8,8168
2015—#12,0865
2014—#7,04811
2013—#8,7898
2012—#9,7097
2011—#10,8086
2010—#10,7666
2009—#6,80212
2008—#9,0198
2007—#8,9158
2006—#5,52515
2005—#4,32620
2004—#5,81313
2003—#4,81516
2002—#4,91915
2001—#2,98830
2000—#3,21926
1999#11,3857#1,96649
1998#7,53212#1,74158
1997#13,7245#1,89049
1996—#5,18711
1995#13,3865#6,9927
1994—#4,09415
1993#11,7806#5,7719
1992#10,4797#5,23610
1991#10,2717#4,00514
1990#10,1937#3,46717
1989#6,95511#4,27112
1988#9,2447#3,52314
1987#8,7787#3,07216
1986#6,61210#4,13010
1985#7,5638#3,21614
1984#10,4225#3,70111
1983#5,82411#3,88410
1982—#2,16624
1981#6,8049#2,56918
1980#10,3925#2,61718
1979—#3,01814
1978—#3,8579
1977#6,8928#2,66516
1976#8,1566#2,70915
1975—#3,07812
1974#6,2588#2,54915
1973—#2,40516
1972#5,4809#2,65913
1971#7,3886#3,6588
1970—#4,2306
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1968#6,2466—
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five boys were named Shandon! It came in at #3,537, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1967–1969, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Shandon is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedCAUtah: #350 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,188 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Shandon, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#350 · 1 in 2,188

Best ever in a state: #350 in Utah, 1998.

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See more about Shandon
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 1998 at #1,741 (58 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 32,955
  • Highest: 1 in 32,955 boys born in 1998 were named Shandon (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 349,202 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 32.0% of all boys named Shandon (239) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1987
  • Mostly girls until 1986, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#3,537 (1966)#3,537
1970s124#2,405 (1973)#3,083
1980s147#2,166 (1982)#3,315
1990s239#1,741 (1998)#4,035
2000s163#2,988 (2001)#5,634
2010s57#7,048 (2014)#9,850
2020s12#9,554 (2020)#10,942

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Shandon in 1998

girls
#7,532
12 births · 1 in 147,246 girls
boys
#1,741
58 births · 1 in 32,955 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #7,532Shandon12

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #1,741Shandon58
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 147,246 of them was named Shandon, which outranked 54.6% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shandon
  1. #7,104Zitlaly13
  2. #7,104Zuleyka13
  3. #7,104Zurisadai13
  4. #7,532Shandon12
  5. #7,532Aarti12
  6. #7,532Aashna12
  7. #7,532Abigial12
  8. #8,016Aariona11
  9. #8,016Abrina11
  10. #8,016Adasia11

Tied with 483 names at #7,532; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 32,955 of them was named Shandon, which outranked 84.6% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Shandon
  1. #1,719Tarek59
  2. #1,719Teagan59
  3. #1,719Zacchaeus59
  4. #1,741Shandon58
  5. #1,741Amin58
  6. #1,741Callum58
  7. #1,741Chasen58
  8. #1,768Abelardo57
  9. #1,768Cash57
  10. #1,768Cassidy57

Tied with 26 names at #1,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →